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I living in housing and I signed my renewal lease in August. My rent did not increase, but I wasn't sure if it was supposed to or not. When I went to pay my rent, the lady said it was not enough. I told her my rent stated a certain amount. Ends up, the woman that does the evaluations for the leases stated that the computer made a mistake and my rent was supposed to go up $95 a month. They have been taking the amount that my lease currently shows, but they said that when HUD comes in and does their surveys and if my apartment is selected to be one of the one evaluated, that my rent will go up to the additional $95 a months AND it would be retroactive to the date the lease was signed (that showed the lesser amount). Is it true that I would have to pay that extra amount all at once, like they said. They made the mistake, not me.
Thanks
Section 8/public housing? I don't understand why HUD would come do any survey, I don't deal with anything section 8 so if that is the case I can't help you and you can ignore this post.
If it isn't section 8 then the lease rules and no government agency will come in and adjust the rent up for any reason, I would be surprised if they ever did that to begin with.
Section 8, you pay a portion of your income. Unless you have more income, your portion of the rent won't change. If the rent goes up and Section 8 approves the increase, the housing authority pays the increase.
I suggest that you speak with your counselor or whoever is responsible for you at HUD. You don't seem to understand what is going on, and neither does anyone here because you aren't understanding it, so you aren't giving us the needed information.
I think your 'signed' lease is good enough for you. If your LL wishes to increase rent they need to do it 'before' you sign... if all is as it sounds...
Koale
I had a similar thing happen a few yeas ago in public housing. My rent was suppose to increase 2 months after the renewal and I paid the lessor amount the following month. I was served a Pay or Quit so I called the office and showed my paperwork stating when my rent was suppose to increase. Everything got worked out, no harm no foul.
Long story short, they have to give you a 60 days notice when the rent is suppose to increase. I have never heard of them retroactively increasing the rent since obviously you can't afford it. I would go above the property manager, the asset manager I believe, and inform them of the problem and show them your lease. If they continue giving you a hard time I would contact HUD and a free attorney who handles landlord/tenant issues.
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